A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

When the Fourth Concubine heard that the Marshal was going to hold a grand full-moon banquet, she grumbled unhappily, "Marshal, how can you tell that this is your son based on just one little toenail? I heard from Yanwen that the Second Young Master doesn't have that characteristic."

As soon as she finished speaking, the fourth concubine was slapped hard by the Marshal. She flew one or two meters away and fell to the ground.

When she staggered to her feet, everyone realized that her nose was bleeding and her mouth was cut. Her carefully permed wavy hair was a mess like a chicken coop and she looked in a state of disarray.

Sha Yanwen and Sha Lili hurried forward to help.

The Marshal roared, "You are not allowed to help anyone. I have always been grateful for your hard work in raising children, so I have not cared about your usual behavior. Now you dare to slander my son."

Everyone looked at the Marshal's face, and it seemed that his level of rage was no less than that of the man who caught the adulterer that day, so no one dared to step forward to persuade him or persuade him.

Sha Yanxiao said nothing, but just sneered at the fourth concubine who was lying on the ground and dared not get up.

It wasn't until the Marshal carefully supported the Eighth Concubine and sent her back to the courtyard, and everyone else had left, that Sha Yanxiao came over, tapped Gui'er on the head, and said, "Let's go home."

As soon as Sha Yanxiao returned to the courtyard, he seemed to be in a very good mood. He was flipping through the newspaper with a smile on his face. Gui'er was really puzzled, so she couldn't help asking: "Brother Yanxiao, why do you look so happy?"

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "The Tong family gave a winery to my father and a farm to me."

Gui'er finally understood that Sha Yanxiao had been bargaining with Boss Tong when he was drinking with him that day. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Aren't you just ripping me off?"

Sha Yanxiao said cynically, "You don't really think Boss Tong is doing this just to save his sister, do you? If he offends his father, he won't be able to keep any of his assets."

Gui'er couldn't help but be secretly surprised. As a modern adult who traveled through time, she thought she knew everything, but it turned out that she had underestimated the dark side of the old society. She suddenly remembered that the lady also knew what the fourth concubine had done, so why didn't she take any action?

Sha Yanxiao pinched Gui'er's smooth cheeks and said with a smile, "I didn't want to tell you so much, child, but you seem to be born prone to all kinds of trouble. I'd better tell you everything. The eldest lady is a very cunning person. She is sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. Because the eighth concubine is my father's new favorite, and the fourth concubine has been my father's favorite for many years, and she has two children. No matter who gets into trouble, it will benefit her."

Gui Er suddenly realized: "If you help the Eighth Concubine now, wouldn't that mean you're offending the Fourth Concubine?"

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's the theory, but what can he do to me?"

Gui'er looked at Sha Yanxiao's arrogant attitude and secretly groaned inwardly. He must be fine. She was just worried that the Fourth Concubine would bear a grudge and take revenge on her. Thinking of this, she said worriedly, "Should I keep my distance from the Fourth Concubine in the future?"

Sha Yanxiao was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what she meant and said, "You can do whatever you want. If anyone dares to harm you, I will not forgive them.

Gui'er felt that she couldn't communicate with him, so she shook her head and went into the house to sleep.

The next morning, Gui'er washed and changed her clothes, still sleepy, and went to the restaurant. Sha Yanxiao handed her a cup of soy milk. Gui'er took a sip and was about to eat a steamed bun when Dali hurried in and said, "I just drove to the gas station. When I came back, I saw that the Fourth Concubine's place was in chaos. They said she had swallowed gold."

Gui'er sprayed a mouthful of soy milk all over Sha Yanxiao's handsome military uniform. She quickly picked up the rag on the table and wiped Sha Yanxiao's body, coughing all the time.

Sha Yanxiao rolled his eyes, snatched the rag from her hand and wiped it himself. He reached out and pinched her cheek hard, then turned around and said impatiently, "Let her swallow it, why are you so panicked?"

Dali panted and said, "It seems the Marshal went to their courtyard."

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said, "I understand." Then he pointed to the remaining half cup of soy milk and said to Gui'er, "Drink it up."

Seeing that Gui'er had finished drinking the soy milk obediently, he took her hand and got into the car and went to the fourth concubine's yard.

Many people had already arrived at this time, but they were all concubines. The lady and the eldest young master were not there. The Marshal was sitting in the living room with a frown on his face. Although Gui'er had read about swallowing gold in books, she had never actually seen it. She couldn't help but stretch her neck out of curiosity to see it, but Sha Yanxiao grabbed her hand tightly and pulled her behind him.

After a while, the doctor came out of the room and walked up to the Marshal. He bowed and said, "Marshal, I have just examined the gold that the Fourth Concubine swallowed. It is refined gold and has low toxicity. It will not kill her for the time being. However, it is not a good idea to keep it in her body for a long time. She must be taken to a large hospital for surgery to remove it."

The Marshal slammed the table and said, "Fuck it! My woman is actually going to be touched by other men?"

Gui'er was stunned when she heard this. She could never have imagined that the Marshal would say such words at this time. She suddenly remembered that when she had a fever, the doctor in the mansion only prescribed a dose of Chinese medicine. When she was at the Song family, Song Xichen always sent her to the hospital. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, her cold was relatively mild and she recovered on its own.

It seems that when the eighth concubine gave birth prematurely, the Marshal was angry and did not do anything about it. He allowed the people in the mansion to send her to the hospital, which actually saved her life.

At this moment, Sha Yanwen fell to his knees, crying and begging the Marshal: "Father, human life is at stake now. I beg you to take my mother's life with you for over twenty years and send her to the hospital for treatment."

Sha Lili also knelt down and cried and begged the Marshal: "Father, please send mother to the hospital."

The Marshal stiffened his neck and said nothing. After a while, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Fine, fine, fine, you can send her away."

Sha Yanwen quickly called a strong old maid in the yard to carry the fourth concubine out.

The fourth concubine had messy hair and a haggard face. She pressed her hands on her abdomen and kept muttering, "Ouch, ouch, ouch." However, she was wearing a very luxurious cheongsam, a pearl necklace, and a pair of unique calfskin high heels.

The old maids hurriedly lifted her into a car, and Sha Yanwen and Sha Lili got in and drove away.

The Marshal glanced at the people in the room without saying a word, then turned and left.

Sha Yanxiao turned to Gui'er and said, "Come on, I'll take you to school."